Why Is Tech Still Struggling With Diversity And Inclusion?
Diversity and safety at tech events shouldn’t be difficult. So why does the industry keep failing?
Tag: failure
Kickstarter lessons from the failed Zano drone project
Crowdsourcing is still a ‘big thing’ that many people are relying on. Which means when crowd funding goes wrong it can have a big impact. For those of you following the funding merry-go-round the name of Zano will be familiar. If you haven’t heard, it was a semi-autonomous drone that you would control from your smartphone and it would follow you, avoid obstacles, and record HD video. It was a spectacular failure, burning through funds, promises, and delivery goals. Kickstarter commissioned Mark Harris to write an investigative report into the failure. It’s chock full of lessons for people running crowd funding
Today is ‘International Failure Day’ in Finland
”The most interesting things are not success, but the often rough growth stories that have led to success,” commented Elina Uutela, chair of the Aalto Entrepreneurship Society. I love this idea, which appears to be in its third year.
Lessons in failure: The Wilton North Report
Fox’s late night TV comedy show that, surprisingly, I had never heard of. As always, there are more lessons in failure than in success. The concept was ambitious. Bold. Insane. Think about it: SNL aired once a week for an hour-and-a-half with a writing staff of about twenty. Wilton North would air every night…for an hour…with a writing staff of about ten. It wasn’t until decades later that Jon Stewart and his fifteen or so writers figured out how to execute a similar formula to great success. And even then, The Daily Show is only half-an-hour long, airs four times a week, and takes a hiatus
Sum up WebOS? Not enough resources and a flawed foundation
The choice of webkit: After some internal debate, the company chose to have WebOS rely on WebKit, an open-source software engine used by browsers to display Web pages. Mr. Mercer said that this was a mistake because it prevented applications from running fast enough to be on par with the iPhone. But a former member of the WebOS app development team said the core issue with WebOS was actually Palm’s inability to turn it into a platform that could capture the enthusiasm and loyalty of outside programmers. …and there wasn’t enough in tank to keep it going:  The company had
John Sculley talk about what make America a tech power-house
"It’s because we have a culture that gives permission to fail… if you’re intelligent and you’re smart you learn from it." No, it’s because you changed the word failure to pivot.
